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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.
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From Walt Gosden:
I just attended the CCCA annual meeting in Savannah that was organized by CCCA President Dave Johnson and Christine Snyder.
What an absolutely amazing good time. There were about 45 or so cars and much to my surprise and delight most were all restored in authentic period color schemes for paint, interior and tops. It made the cars looks so “right”. The Peterson clan was out in force and patriarch Don had his beautiful model 734 Packard speedster there for all to enjoy looking over. What a swell group of people to visit with and the sites we saw in the historic town of Savannah were just excellent. One of the highlights was the railway museum with all the brick buildings , round house etc. One afternoon CCCA Director Steve Babinsky of NJ gave a technical talk on how to tune your distributor; and brought (at his expense) all that distance a Sun machine along with a 1931 Cadilloac V12 engine and trans. (all 1.200 lbs of it ) mounted neatly on a stand and running so he could demonstrate how to set up the points in the distributor , not only on the machine but also with just a screw driver and a test light. He had 50 people looking on and explained in easy to understand basic terms what and how to do the job. One of the many personal highlights for me was riding around with Dave Kane in his 1937 Packard V12 Rollston bodied convertible victoria , Dave and I grew up in the same town (I still reside in) and went to high school together. Going down the road in the middle of the night in the dark in a pre war custom bodied Packard has to be one of life’s great pleasures . Among the spectacular cars there out for the first time on the East coast was my dear friends Howard and Roz Kroplick’s 1937 Chrysler Imperial C-15 town car by LeBaron that was ordered new by Walter P. Chrysler for his wife Della. This car is Streamline Deco styling at its zenith . CCCA is what you want it to be, caravans, Grand Classics, regional get togethers or way cool events like the Annual meeting in Savannah.
From Chrysler's Chrysler Captures a First Place Award at the Annual Meeting of the CCCA in Savannah
Howard,
Congratulatons and a big THANK YOU for all you do to preserve our automotive history in such a grand way !
From Chrysler's Chrysler Honored with "The Amelia Island Award" at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
From Frank F.:
Thrilled to see first step success in its long journey towards landmark status. Hoping it goes as smooth all the way home. Congratulations to all for a fine job thus far. Stay
From Historic Landmarks Preservation Commission Recommends Landmarking of a Motor Parkway Bridge
CONGRATULATIONS HOWARD.
From Chrysler's Chrysler Captures a First Place Award at the Annual Meeting of the CCCA in Savannah
From Mark Dill:
Congratulations are in order for my friend Howard Kroplick. Now he has two big-time concours-winning cars!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204971678786301&set=a.1081740398345.14818.1071366864&type=1
From Chrysler's Chrysler Honored with "The Amelia Island Award" at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
From Carlo C:
Congratulations on your award at Amelia Island.
Take care.
From Chrysler's Chrysler Honored with "The Amelia Island Award" at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
Congratulations Howard! And for Amelia too! Fantastic! CCCA annual gathering at their museum at the Gilmore site in Michigan is in June. I know they would love to see your car there! I will be exhibiting art; it’s my favorite annual event, the Classics are spectacular.
Best wishes,
Chris Osborne
From Chrysler's Chrysler Captures a First Place Award at the Annual Meeting of the CCCA in Savannah
Mazel Tov Howard. The car looks great in those surroundings. You must be extremely proud, as you should.
Rog
From Chrysler's Chrysler Honored with "The Amelia Island Award" at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
Howard, You have done a beautiful job restoring the Chrysler. I remember it when
it was in Centerport at the Vanderbilt home. Congratulations on your win at Amelia Island
From Chrysler's Chrysler Honored with "The Amelia Island Award" at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
Howard, The car looks amazing, great job and well deserved…...Wonderful time at Amelia.
See you soon.
GTJOEY
From Chrysler's Chrysler Honored with "The Amelia Island Award" at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
Walt - the two young girls were from Hofstra University and were communications majors, writing a story for a school on-line publication named The Long Island Report. They were both very interested in the Motor Parkway; their next step is to prepare the articles and pitch them to their editor. I’ll keep checking the website to see if the bridge articles appear. By the way, they weren’t Long Island residents - one is from Colorado and the other Minnesota!
From Historic Landmarks Preservation Commission Recommends Landmarking of a Motor Parkway Bridge
Congrats!
Ron
From Chrysler's Chrysler Honored with "The Amelia Island Award" at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
Hi Howard:
Great job well done with your Chrysler Prize !!!
Cheers and Best !!!! Ron
From Chrysler's Chrysler Honored with "The Amelia Island Award" at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
Just stumbled over the Black Beauty which sold at auction in Feb for $335.5k
http://www.guitarworld.com/les-pauls-1954-black-beauty-guitar-sells-335500-auction
From The Black Beauty Meets The Black Beast in Roslyn
If you read the Newsday article online there are a lot of comments by people who have absolutely no clue as to what this effort to preserve the bridge is really about. One word , one syllable comments that are just down right stupid. Everyone has the right to their opinion , but one should also think that you would at least do a minimum of research to lean the facts to comment with some intelligence.
From Newsday Article and Video: "Rebuilding a Bridge"
Two young girls of high school age attended the meeting, both apparently were writing reports about the bridge and effort that night to save it. After the meeting out in the hall each one approached some of us who spoke up about our positive feelings that the bridge should be preserved. I was interviewed by one of them. The questions were were intelligent and they were sincerely interested in hearing the answers. I mentioned that it was always good to have an actual structure that could be visited and experienced in person - especially by younger generations . Period photographs are great but to actually place you hand on something that was built 100+ years ago and still survives despite total neglect and being out in all kinds of weather perhaps can give the person a real sense of history.
From Historic Landmarks Preservation Commission Recommends Landmarking of a Motor Parkway Bridge
Identify this automobile….Dymaxion 3 wheel concept car. Designer….Richard Buckminster Fuller B. 7/12/1895 D. 7/1/1983. He was an American neo-futuristic architect, systems theorist, author, designer & inventor. In short, he was a man who really thought outside the box, and then some. He and fellow colleagues developed the Dymaxion car in the early 1930’s within Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Locomobile (1906 VCR Europe) was also produced in Bridgeport. And through researching about this mystery, Art Kleiner has written a book titled….Age of Heretics. I hav’nt read the book, but he does speak of Mr. Fuller and the automobile. There was a collision/with fatality involving this concept car and another auto at the 1933 Chicagos World Fair. The term “Dymaxion” described other designs that Mr. Fuller invented as well. As usual, behind every mystery; there’s a educational story to read.
From Mystery Foto #12 Solved: Buckminister Fuller's Dymaxion #3 Built at the Former Locomobile Factory
From Ron Ridolph:
I hope to hear and see that some thoughts and efforts are to PSEG and the neighbors on a plan for restoration and beautification of the bridge and area. Could there be a possibility for entry by pedestrians to see it and photograph it ???? I am in the hopes of the LIMP Preservation Society that it has custodial care and love it to the hilt !!!!! I am sure all of the above has crossed your minds
by now and previous to the announcement…... This would be a first of its kind as the usual is a piece of land or a building. You all are going to make a new inroad to and for history !!!! My blessings !!!
From Newsday Article and Video: "Rebuilding a Bridge"
...One more possible VCR link could be that the 3 Dymaxions were built in the old Locomobile factory in Bridgeport Connecticut.
From Mystery Foto #12 Solved: Buckminister Fuller's Dymaxion #3 Built at the Former Locomobile Factory
From Laurence C:
Just a quick hello and congratulations about the informative write-up featured in today’s Newsday….. about the old bridge overpass/ Motor Parkway
From Newsday Article and Video: "Rebuilding a Bridge"
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